You Are Part Of Your Home

David O. McKay once said that "No success can compensate for failure in the home." This statement is often quoted in the church because of its truthfullness; but what does success in the home looks like? Does it mean that everyone in the family has what they need to survive? Yes. Does it mean that the family is spiritually strong? Yes. Does it mean that everyone in the home is a good person that contributes to society? Yes. Something we must realize is that success in the home includes everyone in it, including yourself. You have not succeeded if your entire family is great, but you're rotten. Also, if you are the only person in your home, this still applies to you. No success in life is worth becoming a bad person and losing your salvation. President McKay could have additionally said, "No success can compensate for being a rotten human being."

Introspection is the key

Many prophets and apostles have told us that technology is not inherently good or evil but how we use it can be. There are many ways what we do can be evil. The most obvious is to do something inappropriate, such as viewing pornography. When things like this are happening, it is usually pretty obvious that what we are doing is wrong. A slightly more subtle problem is using it too much. Most commonly this is playing video games or using social networking sites excessively.  To know if we are using technology we need to be in touch with the spirit. Make sure you can still feel its influence during the activity.  Also ask yourself if you would be willing to act on a spiritual prompting if one came while you were playing. There are many other problems that can come from the misuse of technology, we can only know that we are misusing it through personal introspection.